The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
1:17 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1665
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 | 111.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.65° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.53° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.