The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 2103
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
10:04 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2234
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 | 39.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 111.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -1.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.56° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.69° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.