The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2011
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1096
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 | 92.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.0° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -19.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.50° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.16° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.