The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 1983
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 AM
7:18 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 749
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 | 329.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.2° / 202.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.35° / 1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.86° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.