The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 1947
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:06 AM
2:06 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 304
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.94° / -1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.48° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.28° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.