The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 PM
4:54 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3248
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.8° / 348.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.28° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -1.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.94° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.