The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 2050
Waning Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
3:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1578
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 264.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.17° / -1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / 1.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.64° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.