The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 1974
Waning Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 PM
11:55 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 638
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 | 241.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 284.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 10.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.80° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.10° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.24° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.