The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2045
Waning Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
6:34 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1516
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 | 316.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.5° / 239.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 27.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.46° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.48° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.18° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| 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.