The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
10:11 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1220
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 | 25.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 10.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.02° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.53° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.