The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 8, 2102
Waning Crescent
23.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:32 AM
5:20 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.5%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2221
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 | 302.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 26.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.95° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.90° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.