The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2059
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
9:45 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1690
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 | 14.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 113.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.04° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.41° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.