The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 1920
Waning Crescent
26.7% 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
1:43 AM
4:36 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -30
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 | 297.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 252.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 19.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.71° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.34° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.