The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 1977
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
5:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 675
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.2° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 58m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.47° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.74° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.