The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 1979
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 PM
4:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 700
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 | 159.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.9° / 353.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.87° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.72° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.