The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 1, 2008
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
9:03 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1059
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.98° / 0.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.77° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.