The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 6, 2086
Waning Crescent
7.9% 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
3:50 AM
6:44 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2023
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 | 327.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.3° / 205.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 20.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.25° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.00° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.