The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 8, 2197
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
4:52 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3396
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 256.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.38° / 0.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.73° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.