The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 1996
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
4:28 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 910
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 | 298.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 249.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.43° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.10° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.