The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 8, 2146
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
9:07 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2766
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 10.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.32° / -1.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / 2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.41° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.