The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 6, 1996
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
2:38 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 910
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 264.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 14.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.65° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.65° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.