The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 2168
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
12:23 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3038
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.9° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -13.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.99° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.27° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.97° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.