The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2130
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:41 AM
11:38 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2568
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 | 61.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 14m / -2.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.98° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.83° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.