The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2099
Last Quarter
46.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.5%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2184
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 | 274.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 22.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.59° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.08° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.24° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.