The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 2178
Waning Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
4:27 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3161
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 262.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 23.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.08° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.90° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.91° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.