The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2043
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
9:49 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1492
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 | 19.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 27m / 12.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.97° / 2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.80° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.