The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 1909
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
1:26 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -166
Events on this date
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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 | 272.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.06° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.19° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| 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.