The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2070
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
10:23 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1826
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 | 42.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 57m / -1.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.81° / -1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.93° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.