The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2114
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
12:21 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2370
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.7° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 03m / -15.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.58° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.76° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.