The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 1915
Waning Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
5:05 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -92
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 27.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.92° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.69° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.