The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 1959
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
11:31 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 453
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 63.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.1° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -6.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.55° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.42° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.