The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 10, 2121
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
7:08 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2456
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.7° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.72° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / -0.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.19° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.