The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 10, 2059
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
10:08 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1690
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 | 25.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 10.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.95° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.16° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.