The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 1984
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
4:16 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 762
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 | 157.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.1° / 353.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 49m / -25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.59° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.53° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.