The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2040
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
9:27 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1455
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 | 7.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.6° / 117.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.87° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.22° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.