The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2159
Waning Crescent
31.5% 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
12:55 AM
4:26 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2926
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 | 291.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 263.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 24.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.90° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.12° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.