The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2149
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
10:41 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2803
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.4° / 103.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 7.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.69° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.71° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.