The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 1949
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
8:15 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 329
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 | 201.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.8° / 292.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.80° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.02° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.