The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 1964
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
9:39 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 515
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 | 11.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 115.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.72° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.38° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.20° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.