The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2040
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
9:53 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1455
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 111.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 13.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.95° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.97° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.