The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2059
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
8:12 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1689
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.2° / 158.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.65° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.85° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.