The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 2179
First Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3174
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 41m / -18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.36° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.99° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| 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.