The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 1913
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:57 PM
10:58 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -116
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 105.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -18.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.64° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / 5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.88° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.