The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 8, 2186
Last Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
2:34 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3260
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 13.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.15° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.28° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.