The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2126
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:49 PM
12:40 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2518
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 | 251.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 276.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 9.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.22° / -1.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.20° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.