The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 8, 2118
Waning Gibbous
57.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 PM
1:43 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.8%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2419
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 | 261.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.5° / 277.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.10° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.60° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| 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.