The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 10, 2173
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
9:43 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3100
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 10.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.52° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.45° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.78° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.