The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 10, 2053
Waning Crescent
16.1% 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
2:54 AM
5:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1615
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 | 312.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.48° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.18° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.76° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.