The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 6, 2002
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:50 AM
7:29 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 984
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 | 331.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.3° / 195.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 24.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.75° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -3.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.67° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.