The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 2048
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
7:49 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1553
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 | 347.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 154.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 24m / 16.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.36° / -3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.10° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.