The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 1986
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
9:35 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 787
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 | 10.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.29° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.99° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.