The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 1961
Waning Crescent
2.9% 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
4:58 AM
7:32 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 477
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 | 340.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 169.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.54° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.01° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.86° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.