The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 10, 2051
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
10:28 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1591
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 | 46.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 107.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / -3.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.11° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.50° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.