The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 6, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
2:31 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2308
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 | 127.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 59.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.24° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.56° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.