The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 1945
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
9:25 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 280
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 | 7.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 17.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.41° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.01° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.