The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 2018
Waning Crescent
29.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 AM
4:12 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1182
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 | 294.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 252.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 17.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.42° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.33° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.