The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 6, 2075
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 AM
5:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1887
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 | 303.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 248.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.36° / -2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.53° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.