The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 8, 2078
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
9:35 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1925
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.85° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.76° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.84° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.