The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
3:22 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 997
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 | 147.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.7° / 31.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 03m / -26.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.07° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.94° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.