The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 1962
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
12:30 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 490
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 85.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.66° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.54° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.