The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2129
Last Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
1:44 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2555
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 266.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 9.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.77° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.62° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| 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.