The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 1988
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
7:56 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 811
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.7° / 165.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.76° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.23° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.