The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2132
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
7:50 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2592
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.5° / 173.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.92° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.99° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.45° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.