The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 2154
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
8:43 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2864
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 | 351.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 133.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 22.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.13° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.90° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 134.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.