The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 10, 1970
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 589
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 95.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 09m / -23.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.18° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.74° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.