The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2116
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
7:40 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2394
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 | 331.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.6° / 197.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 27.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.92° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.03° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.