The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 10, 1980
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
8:37 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 712
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.64° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.93° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.