The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2114
Waxing Gibbous
61.0% 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
3:26 PM
12:48 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2370
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.41° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / -0.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.55° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.