The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 2125
First Quarter
53.9% 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
2:40 PM
12:20 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2506
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.2° / 87.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 06m / -16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.59° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / -1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.78° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.