The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 10, 2040
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
10:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 29.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 107.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 9.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.15° / 4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.89° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.73° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.