The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2078
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
8:28 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1924
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.1° / 145.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 24.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.05° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.66° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 120.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.