The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 6, 2126
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
9:53 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2518
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 289.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / -1.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.69° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / -2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.59° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.