The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 2178
Waning Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
5:26 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3161
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 250.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 24.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.75° / 0.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.28° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.14° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.