The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 2165
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
9:31 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3001
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 | 18.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 9.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.23° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.98° / 0.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.60° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.