The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 2016
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
12:19 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1158
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -12.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.37° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.77° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.