The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 2102
Waning Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
3:24 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2221
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 | 279.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 271.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.51° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.44° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.