The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 2156
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
4:10 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2889
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 | 286.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 06m / 26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.50° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / -6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.45° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.