The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 8, 2188
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:51 PM
7:46 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3285
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 | 196.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.8° / 292.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -14.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.42° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.83° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.