The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 2004
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
4:12 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1009
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 | 289.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.8° / 265.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.67° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.67° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.