The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 2021
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
9:43 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1220
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 113.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 15.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.59° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.78° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.