The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2120
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
6:52 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2444
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 2:19 AM, is deepest at 3:57 AM and ends at 5:35 AM. Totality lasts from 3:27 AM to 4:27 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 308.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -13.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.10° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -0.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.43° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.