The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 1915
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
7:04 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -92
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.5° / 194.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.49° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.93° / -1.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.42° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.