The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 1976
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
6:19 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 663
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 323.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -12.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.27° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.97° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.