The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2151
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
3:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2827
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 | 283.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 263.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.12° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.98° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.30° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.