The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 2000
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
12:18 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 960
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 87.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 37m / -10.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.10° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.01° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.36° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| 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.