The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2051
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
9:59 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1591
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.6° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 0.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.07° / -2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.74° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.