The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 8, 2190
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3310
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.4° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -15.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.54° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.77° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| 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.