The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 2042
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 AM
2:44 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1479
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 19.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.19° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.83° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.