The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 2072
Waning Crescent
15.9% 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
2:56 AM
5:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1850
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 232.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.15° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.66° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.55° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| 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.