The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 10, 2026
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
7:29 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1281
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.7° / 194.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.79° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.11° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.62° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.