The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2063
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
6:53 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1739
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.3° / 305.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.28° / -1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.49° / 1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.