The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2188
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
8:48 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3285
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 207.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.1° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 15m / -10.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.71° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.02° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.