The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 10, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
4:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1937
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.7° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.2° / 354.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 51m / -26.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.87° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.75° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.