The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 1985
Last Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
2:15 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 774
Events on this date
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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 | 268.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.6° / 271.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.91° / 0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.65° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| 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.