The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 2123
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
7:56 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2481
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 | 195.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 304.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 05m / -6.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.84° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.05° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.