The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 1969
Waning Crescent
34.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
4:11 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.6%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 576
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 25.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.11° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.48° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.