The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 8, 2198
Waxing Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
11:28 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3409
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 35m / -13.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.80° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.40° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.