The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 10, 2069
Waning Crescent
40.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
3:16 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.5%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1813
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° 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 | 281.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 264.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.72° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.70° / 2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.45° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.