The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2026
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
6:40 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1281
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 238.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 27.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.05° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.38° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.