The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2167
Waning Crescent
33.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
3:50 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.5%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3025
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 289.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 256.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 16.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.43° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.70° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.