The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 2162
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
6:52 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2963
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 | 332.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 192.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 17.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.31° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.23° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.