The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 2150
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
6:27 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2815
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 304.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.58° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 147.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.