The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 2151
Waning Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
5:45 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2827
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 | 308.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 246.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 24.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.90° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.76° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.