The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 8, 1961
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
6:49 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 477
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 | 329.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 199.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 19.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.62° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.11° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.62° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.