The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 1928
Last Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
2:12 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 69
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 14.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.06° / -1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / 2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.48° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.