The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 1943
First Quarter
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 PM
12:12 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 255
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 35m / -9.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.34° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / -6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.34° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.