The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 2124
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
5:46 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2493
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.9° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 50m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.77° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.37° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.