The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 1947
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
10:50 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 304
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 231.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.0° / 278.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 25m / -1.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.83° / 5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.66° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.