The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 8, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
61.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
12:58 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.5%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3211
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 | 103.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 53m / -16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.65° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.88° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.14° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.