The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 2099
Waning Gibbous
56.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:56 PM
1:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.3%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2184
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 | 262.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.1° / 277.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.33° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.23° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.03° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.