The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2056
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
7:44 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1652
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 | 339.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.7° / 169.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 21.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.42° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.00° / -0.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.68° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.