The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 10, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
12:05 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 824
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 | 100.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.6° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.45° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.94° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.