The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2119
Waxing Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 AM
10:03 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2432
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 111.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 1.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.65° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 2.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.31° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.