The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2065
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
10:42 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1764
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 | 55.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.6° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 32m / -8.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.76° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.84° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.