The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 10, 2023
Waning Crescent
28.0% 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
1:11 AM
4:54 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1244
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 | 296.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.14° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.48° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.