The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 1917
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
1:21 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -67
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 285.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 20.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.98° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.76° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.