The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2177
Full Moon
100.0% 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
8:30 PM
6:36 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3149
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 315.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 18m / -13.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.74° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.65° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 335.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.