The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
5:35 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3149
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 | 169.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.0° / 329.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.80° / 1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / -1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.54° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.