The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
72.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
1:44 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.7%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2976
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.4° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.92° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.71° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.76° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.