The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
12:41 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1665
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 | 97.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.0° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.48° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.74° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.