The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 10, 2042
Waning Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 AM
5:09 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1479
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 27.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.71° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.28° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.