The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 1945
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
8:06 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 382,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 279
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 | 343.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 156.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 22.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.31° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.50° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.