The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2105
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 AM
5:56 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2258
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 21.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.22° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.06° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.57° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.