The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2010
Waning Crescent
16.3% 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
2:22 AM
5:59 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1083
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 242.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 45m / 24.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.59° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.89° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.99° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.