The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 8, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
76.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 PM
1:22 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.6%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3112
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 | 122.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -28.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.58° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.67° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.54° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.