The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 2006
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
6:32 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1034
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 304.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.90° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.