The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 8, 1994
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 AM
9:06 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 886
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 | 16.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 6.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.48° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.17° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.