The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2089
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
8:43 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2061
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 11.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.45° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.86° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 328.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.