The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 1948
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
10:05 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 317
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 | 21.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 109.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 13.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.36° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.35° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.