The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2123
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
5:51 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2481
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 | 171.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.2° / 328.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 27m / -15.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.28° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.50° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.33° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.