The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2116
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
9:41 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2395
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 | 14.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.7° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 14.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.42° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.06° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.22° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.