The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 10, 2159
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
6:24 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2926
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 | 319.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 228.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.92° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.59° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.