The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2192
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
9:14 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3335
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 120.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 48m / 16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.79° / 2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.46° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.