The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Waxing Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
3:18 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1269
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 | 147.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.8° / 33.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -27.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.04° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.74° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.