The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 2068
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
12:09 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1801
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.98° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / 1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.74° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.