The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 2008
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1059
Events on this date
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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 | 87.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.47° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.56° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.