The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2138
Waxing Crescent
12.5% 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
10:11 AM
10:09 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2667
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 110.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 49m / -2.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.27° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 4.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.50° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.