The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 10, 1991
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
8:48 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 849
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 128.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 10.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.35° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 4.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.82° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.