The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2108
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
10:02 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2296
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 112.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 3.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.13° / -1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.36° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.56° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.