The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 2004
Waning Crescent
42.9% 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
12:23 AM
3:10 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1009
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 | 278.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 269.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.75° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.45° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.