The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
72.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
1:20 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.1%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1331
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.8° / 77.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -22.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.24° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.94° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.