The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 2075
Waning Crescent
9.3% 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
3:32 AM
6:44 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1887
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.93° / -0.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.46° / 0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.01° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.