The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2197
Waning Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
5:42 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3396
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 | 310.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 242.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 23.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.99° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.96° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.