The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 2111
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
10:52 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2333
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 00m / 4.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.22° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.87° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.