The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 1930
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
6:28 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 94
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.7° / 301.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.61° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.05° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 140.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.