The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 6, 2148
Last Quarter
53.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
1:46 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2790
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 266.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 9.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.50° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.35° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.43° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| 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.