The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2083
Waning Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
3:41 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1986
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 271.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 24.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.93° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.86° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.86° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.