The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 8, 2061
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1714
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 | 269.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 274.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.56° / 2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / -3.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.64° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.