The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 2070
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
9:50 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1826
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 114.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 2.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.47° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.08° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.18° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.