The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 1966
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 AM
2:29 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 539
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 | 271.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 270.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.08° / -0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.52° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.08° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.