The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 9, 2069
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1813
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.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 271.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 15.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.66° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.23° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.