The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 8, 2130
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
11:12 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2568
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 99.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / 1.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.12° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.07° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.