The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 10, 2006
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
7:52 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1034
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 296.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -11.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.90° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / 2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.22° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.