The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 2149
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
11:35 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2803
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 | 59.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 06m / -1.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.64° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.23° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.