The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 10, 2063
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 PM
7:54 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1739
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 299.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -10.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.08° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 0.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.41° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.