The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 1958
Waning Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
4:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 440
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 | 291.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 28m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.06° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.01° / 4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.70° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.