The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 2037
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
6:31 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1417
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 | 322.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 218.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.92° / -1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.61° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.