The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 1975
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
9:42 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 651
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 0.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.03° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.73° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.