The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2039
Waning Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
8:52 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1442
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 | 209.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.2° / 285.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -11.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.61° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.43° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.