The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Waning Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
3:49 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1244
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 267.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.55° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.59° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.25° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.