The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 1969
Waning Crescent
25.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 AM
5:12 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.8%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 576
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 262.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 48m / 27.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.15° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / -6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.71° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.