The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2009
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 PM
7:06 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1071
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 306.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.21° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.46° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.