The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2137
Waning Crescent
40.4% 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
12:12 AM
3:38 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2654
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 | 281.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 40m / 24.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.54° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.64° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.