The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 1961
Waning Crescent
19.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
5:11 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.8%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 477
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 | 307.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 240.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.36° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.14° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.