The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 PM
1:25 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2036
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 | 113.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.8° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.12° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.73° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.