The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 1990
Waning Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 PM
8:45 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 836
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 | 205.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.9° / 296.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 46m / -4.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.18° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.56° / -3.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.05° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.