The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2131
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
7:08 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2580
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 | 189.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.0° / 298.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 58m / -16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.94° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.65° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.