The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 2055
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
7:37 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1640
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 | 193.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.3° / 297.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -13.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.78° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.41° / 2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.61° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.