The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2118
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:45 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2419
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.
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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 | 272.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 01m / 21.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.97° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.82° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| 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.