The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 1967
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:51 AM
9:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 552
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.74° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.80° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.