The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 2027
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.8° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.33° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.17° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.77° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.