The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 1962
Waxing Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 490
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 | 67.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 27m / -3.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.58° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.17° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.98° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.