The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 1996
Waning Crescent
18.6% 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
2:41 AM
5:18 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 910
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.52° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.33° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.