The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 PM
12:32 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3075
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 | 101.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.1° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.55° / -1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / 1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.36° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.