The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 2140
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
7:14 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 | 333.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 188.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 21.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.92° / -0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 0.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.02° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.