The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 PM
4:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2679
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 | 157.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.7° / 355.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -22.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 293.21° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / 1.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.14° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.