The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2148
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
5:01 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2790
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 244.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.68° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.11° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.