The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2175
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3124
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 275.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 23.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.05° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.04° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.