The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2084
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1999
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.9° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.47° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.36° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.