The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 1956
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
9:41 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 416
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 | 30.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 0.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.84° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.53° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.