The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 10, 2151
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
7:49 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2827
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.2° / 176.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 24.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.38° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.25° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.