The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 1977
Last Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
2:02 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 675
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 269.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 13.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.92° / -2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.83° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.