The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 1931
Waning Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
4:37 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 106
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 265.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 26.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.93° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.32° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.