The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 2143
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
6:39 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2728
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 204.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.50° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.42° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.