The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
5:58 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 386,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2914
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 321.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.11° / 1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.14° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.