The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2082
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
7:35 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1974
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 | 192.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.3° / 301.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 08m / -11.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.94° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / -0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.99° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.