The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 1935
Waxing Gibbous
71.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 PM
1:02 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.3%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 156
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -25.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.24° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.60° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.51° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.