The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 1998
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
7:07 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 935
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 | 187.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.7° / 305.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -13.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.46° / 0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.44° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.