The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2172
Waning Gibbous
68.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 PM
12:30 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3087
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 | 248.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 278.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 10.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.52° / 0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -62.19° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.