The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 1915
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
6:31 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -92
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 | 334.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 228.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 24.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.12° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.17° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.