The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 2138
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
9:49 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2667
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 | 30.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.5° / 113.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 07m / 3.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.38° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.22° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.74° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.