The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
75.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
1:23 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.3%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2172
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 | 120.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.2° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 53m / -26.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.11° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.76° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.