The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 10, 2103
First Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 PM
11:56 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2234
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -19.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.87° / -4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.77° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.