The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2061
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
3:46 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1714
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 | 283.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 24.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.72° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.69° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.86° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.