The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 1977
Waning Crescent
24.7% 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
2:05 AM
4:41 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 675
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 248.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.53° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.60° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.51° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.