The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 1917
Waning Gibbous
62.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 PM
12:12 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.3%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -67
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 | 255.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 289.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 16.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.38° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.30° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.55° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.