The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 1918
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
9:40 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -54
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 116.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 0.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.13° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.91° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.