The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2046
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
11:56 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1529
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 98.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 29m / -20.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.29° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.20° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.