The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2144
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 PM
12:18 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2741
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 87.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -15.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.10° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.98° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| 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.