The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2169
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 PM
8:05 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3050
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 | 199.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.7° / 290.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -13.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.17° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.22° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.