The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 10, 2028
Waning Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
11:45 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1306
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 287.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 11.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.83° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.72° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.02° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.