The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 9, 2194
Last Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3359
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 276.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 22.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.51° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.86° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.