The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2053
Waning Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
4:34 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1615
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 | 299.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 248.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.84° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.52° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.