The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 9, 2164
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
2:05 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2988
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 268.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.10° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.81° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.