The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2133
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
1:09 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2605
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 111.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.6° / 81.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 26m / -22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.32° / -0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.55° / 1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.76° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.