The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 2078
Waxing Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
10:23 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1925
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 | 34.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 6.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.48° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.35° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.