The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2121
Waning Crescent
38.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
3:42 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.9%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2456
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 | 283.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 36m / 23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.27° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.25° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.