The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
12:10 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 626
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 | 98.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.4° / 91.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.20° / -3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.53° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.