The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 1994
Waxing Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
9:39 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 886
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 | 29.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 1.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.43° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.93° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.