<Table> <Tr> <Th> Celestial body </Th> <Th> Angular diameter or size </Th> <Th> Relative size </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sun </Td> <Td> 31 ′ 31 '' -- 32 ′ 33 '' </Td> <Td> 30 -- 31 times the maximum value for Venus ( orange bar below ) / 1891 -- 1953 '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moon </Td> <Td> 29 ′ 20 '' -- 34 ′ 6 '' </Td> <Td> 28 -- 32.5 times the maximum value for Venus ( orange bar below ) / 1760 -- 2046 '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Helix Nebula </Td> <Td> about 16 ′ by 28 ′ </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spire in Eagle Nebula </Td> <Td> 4 ′ 40 '' </Td> <Td> length is 280 '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venus </Td> <Td> 9.67 '' -- 1 ′ 3 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jupiter </Td> <Td> 29.80 '' -- 50.59 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saturn </Td> <Td> 14.50 '' -- 21.37 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mars </Td> <Td> 3.49 '' -- 25.13 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mercury </Td> <Td> 4.54 '' -- 13.02 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uranus </Td> <Td> 3.31 '' -- 4.08 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neptune </Td> <Td> 2.17 '' -- 2.37 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ceres </Td> <Td> 0.33 '' -- 0.84 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vesta </Td> <Td> 0.20 '' -- 0.64 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pluto </Td> <Td> 0.065 '' -- 0.116 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> `` Planet Jehoshaphat '' ( hypothetical ) </Td> <Td> 0.015 '' -- 0.18 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> R Doradus </Td> <Td> 0.052 '' -- 0.062 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Betelgeuse </Td> <Td> 0.049 '' -- 0.060 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eris </Td> <Td> 0.034 '' -- 0.089 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alphard </Td> <Td> 0.00909 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alpha Centauri A </Td> <Td> 0.007 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canopus </Td> <Td> 0.006 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sirius </Td> <Td> 0.005936 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Altair </Td> <Td> 0.003 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deneb </Td> <Td> 0.002 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Proxima Centauri </Td> <Td> 0.001 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alnitak </Td> <Td> 0.0005 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A star like Alnitak at a distance where the Hubble space telescope would just be able to see it </Td> <Td> 6990600000000000000 ♠ 6 × 10 arcsec </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Celestial body </Th> <Th> Angular diameter or size </Th> <Th> Relative size </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sun </Td> <Td> 31 ′ 31 '' -- 32 ′ 33 '' </Td> <Td> 30 -- 31 times the maximum value for Venus ( orange bar below ) / 1891 -- 1953 '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Moon </Td> <Td> 29 ′ 20 '' -- 34 ′ 6 '' </Td> <Td> 28 -- 32.5 times the maximum value for Venus ( orange bar below ) / 1760 -- 2046 '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Helix Nebula </Td> <Td> about 16 ′ by 28 ′ </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spire in Eagle Nebula </Td> <Td> 4 ′ 40 '' </Td> <Td> length is 280 '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venus </Td> <Td> 9.67 '' -- 1 ′ 3 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jupiter </Td> <Td> 29.80 '' -- 50.59 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saturn </Td> <Td> 14.50 '' -- 21.37 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mars </Td> <Td> 3.49 '' -- 25.13 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mercury </Td> <Td> 4.54 '' -- 13.02 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uranus </Td> <Td> 3.31 '' -- 4.08 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neptune </Td> <Td> 2.17 '' -- 2.37 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ceres </Td> <Td> 0.33 '' -- 0.84 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vesta </Td> <Td> 0.20 '' -- 0.64 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pluto </Td> <Td> 0.065 '' -- 0.116 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> `` Planet Jehoshaphat '' ( hypothetical ) </Td> <Td> 0.015 '' -- 0.18 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> R Doradus </Td> <Td> 0.052 '' -- 0.062 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Betelgeuse </Td> <Td> 0.049 '' -- 0.060 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eris </Td> <Td> 0.034 '' -- 0.089 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alphard </Td> <Td> 0.00909 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alpha Centauri A </Td> <Td> 0.007 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canopus </Td> <Td> 0.006 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sirius </Td> <Td> 0.005936 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Altair </Td> <Td> 0.003 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Deneb </Td> <Td> 0.002 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Proxima Centauri </Td> <Td> 0.001 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alnitak </Td> <Td> 0.0005 '' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A star like Alnitak at a distance where the Hubble space telescope would just be able to see it </Td> <Td> 6990600000000000000 ♠ 6 × 10 arcsec </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what is the moon 's angular diameter in our sky
what is the moon 's angular diameter in our sky
29 ′ 20 '' -- 34 ′ 6 ''
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