The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2034
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
4:45 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1380
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 246.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 17.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.78° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.28° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.70° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.