The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 1926
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 AM
9:33 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 45
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune 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 | 11.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.20° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / -4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.59° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.