The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 2156
Last Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2889
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 274.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 23.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.36° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.23° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.