The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 2151
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
6:51 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2827
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 | 322.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.6° / 223.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 25.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.45° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / -2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.00° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.5° |
| 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.