The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 2097
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
9:42 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2160
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 | 13.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.2° / 114.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 15.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.70° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.03° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.