The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 2045
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
3:19 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1516
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 | 278.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.8° / 273.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 23.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.74° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.25° / -6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.48° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.