The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2121
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
6:29 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2456
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 | 319.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.2° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 24.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.23° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.89° / -1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.95° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.