The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 8, 1949
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 PM
6:04 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 329
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.3° / 305.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 12m / -21.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.03° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.33° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.36° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 186.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.