The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 1997
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
10:21 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 923
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 108.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 3.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.55° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / 0.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.50° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.