The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2091
Waning Crescent
29.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 AM
4:11 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2085
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 | 294.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.0° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.07° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.89° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.0° |
| 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.