The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Waning Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 AM
5:12 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1009
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 | 300.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 26.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.50° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / -4.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.90° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.