The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 1934
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
7:51 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 143
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.1° / 162.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 57m / 21.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.99° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / -1.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.48° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.