The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
57.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 PM
12:11 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2939
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 | 97.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 90.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -21.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.56° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.39° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.57° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.