The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Last Quarter
47.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
2:41 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1244
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 271.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.66° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.03° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| 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.