The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2021
Waning Crescent
3.9% 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
4:17 AM
7:53 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1219
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 | 337.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.8° / 173.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 37m / 25.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.86° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.48° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.