The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 10, 2039
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1442
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 9.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.14° / -3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.22° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.