The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
4:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2778
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 | 152.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.5° / 12.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 20m / -18.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.87° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.54° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.