The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 8, 2189
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
6:38 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3297
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 | 319.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 233.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.77° / 3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.39° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.