The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2129
Waning Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 AM
4:42 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2555
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 | 300.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 247.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.99° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.29° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.