The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2140
Waning Crescent
40.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
3:33 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.3%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 | 281.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.98° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.08° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.