The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2018
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
7:23 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1182
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 | 335.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.0° / 183.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.28° / -1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / 1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.05° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.