The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2080
Waning Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
3:40 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1949
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 | 281.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 271.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.85° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.77° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.68° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.