The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2075
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
7:30 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1887
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.0° / 181.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 22.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.76° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / -0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.25° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.