The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2122
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
10:24 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2469
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 108.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / -5.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.75° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.86° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.