The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 6, 2030
First Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1331
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.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.86° / -2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.35° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.