The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2136
Waxing Gibbous
85.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:37 PM
2:17 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.6%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2642
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 | 135.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 44.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.7° / 64.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 09m / -28.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.08° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.96° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.