The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2146
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
9:39 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2766
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 7.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.46° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 1.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.17° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.