The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2091
Waning Crescent
38.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 AM
3:16 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.5%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2085
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 | 283.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.0° / 259.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 14.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.86° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.66° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.