The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2087
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
12:07 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2036
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.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,000 km.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -17.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.40° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.15° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.