The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 6, 2115
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 PM
7:12 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2382
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 | 190.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.6° / 293.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.66° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.24° / 1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.