The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 2083
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
5:32 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1986
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 27.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.70° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.32° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.