The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 2080
Last Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1949
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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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 | 269.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.34° / 3.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.20° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.45° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.