The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2050
Last Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1578
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 271.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.86° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / 0.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.42° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.