The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 8, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
87.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
3:14 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.3%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2778
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.5° / 44.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 18m / -19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.25° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.73° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.