The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 8, 2005
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
10:27 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1022
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 106.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / 3.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.91° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.69° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.