The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 2137
Last Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2654
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 275.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.28° / 4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.42° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.