The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 1991
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
7:39 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 848
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 169.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 20.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.54° / -0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.68° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.