The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2025
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
6:43 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1269
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.7° / 304.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -16.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.56° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.83° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.