The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2081
Waxing Crescent
28.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
11:04 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.1%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1962
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 | 63.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.61° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.28° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.46° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.