The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 2059
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 AM
9:19 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1690
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.03° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.65° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.