The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 10, 1958
Waning Crescent
22.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
4:54 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 440
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.64° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.46° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.93° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.