The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2066
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
7:41 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1776
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 | 193.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 304.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 54m / -8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.70° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.63° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.