The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2100
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
9:16 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 375,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2197
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 15.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.35° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / -1.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.63° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.