The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
77.3% 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
4:58 PM
2:06 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.3%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2271
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 | 122.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 67.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.76° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.95° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| 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.