The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 2014
Waxing Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
4:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1133
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 17.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.23° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.73° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.