The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2097
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
10:09 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2160
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 9.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.06° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.85° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.78° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.