The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 8, 2056
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
6:56 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1652
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 | 327.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.1° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.59° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.43° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.