The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 2126
Waning Gibbous
74.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
11:45 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.8%
- Age
- 19.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2518
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 240.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 280.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 6.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.43° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.99° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.