The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
73.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 PM
1:34 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1801
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.34° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / -1.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.32° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.