The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
2:11 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2036
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 | 124.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 66.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.20° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.15° / -3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.53° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.