The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 10, 2148
Waning Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
5:58 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2790
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 229.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.88° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.34° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.