The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2074
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 PM
9:12 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1875
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 | 212.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 286.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -7.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.61° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.61° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.