The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2142
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 PM
9:25 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2716
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 | 211.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.8° / 296.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 12m / 0.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.91° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.95° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.02° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.