The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 10, 2017
Waning Gibbous
91.2% 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
10:23 PM
9:27 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1170
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 | 214.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 287.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 37m / -5.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.66° / -2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.63° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.