The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 1919
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 PM
4:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -42
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.2° / 5.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 28m / -18.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.92° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.30° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.