The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2072
Waning Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
4:39 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1850
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 | 300.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.24° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.62° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.32° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.