The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 PM
5:35 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2679
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.9° / 324.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 39m / -18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.50° / 0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 0.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| 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.