The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 2062
Waxing Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
9:52 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1727
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 112.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 10.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.37° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.99° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.