The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 2196
Waning Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
7:19 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3384
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 | 187.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.4° / 309.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -9.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.83° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.43° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.