The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2106
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
12:03 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2271
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.68° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.59° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.