The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 6, 2058
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
9:05 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1677
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 | 212.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 284.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 19m / -9.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.63° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.22° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.