The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2132
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
4:37 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2592
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 | 296.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.31° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.73° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.