The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 10, 1974
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 385,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 638
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 276.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.20° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.01° / -3.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.66° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.