The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2096
Waning Gibbous
77.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 PM
11:20 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.5%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2147
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 236.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 278.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 56m / 2.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.83° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.22° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.