The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 8, 2044
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 PM
6:09 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1504
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 310.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 10m / -18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.32° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / 3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.45° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 210.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.