The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 1994
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
10:13 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 886
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / -3.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.52° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.68° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.