The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
3:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2580
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 | 151.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.6° / 14.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -22.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.62° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.92° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.