The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 1941
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
8:03 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 230
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 | 197.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 299.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 19m / -8.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.36° / 1.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.22° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.