The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 2088
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2048
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 272.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 14.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.26° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.88° / 1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.04° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| 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.