The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2146
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
7:57 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2765
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 | 349.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 151.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 15.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.37° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.09° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.