The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2165
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
10:01 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3001
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 111.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 5.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.01° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / -0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.35° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.