The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2037
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 AM
4:28 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1417
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 | 297.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 251.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.92° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.32° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.13° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.