The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 10, 1971
Waning Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 PM
11:12 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 601
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.7° / 287.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 8.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.12° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.62° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.