The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 2026
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 AM
5:39 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 304.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 258.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 28.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.38° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.14° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.