The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2140
Waning Crescent
11.4% 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
3:02 AM
6:32 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2691
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 226.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.13° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.56° / -0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.78° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| 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.