The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2131
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
6:00 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2580
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 311.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.17° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.46° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.