The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 8, 2095
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
12:26 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2135
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.9° / 87.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.53° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.34° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.