The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2031
Waning Gibbous
82.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
10:50 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.6%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1343
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 | 229.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / 4.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.01° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.