The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2135
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
6:59 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2629
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 | 321.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.4° / 231.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 28.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.67° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.60° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.