The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2142
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
8:27 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2716
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 | 200.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 301.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -4.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.84° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.77° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.83° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.