The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 10, 1998
Waning Gibbous
91.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 PM
9:25 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.3%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 935
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -4.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.07° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.82° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.