The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 10, 2012
Waning Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
3:14 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1108
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 267.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 20.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.94° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.26° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.