The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2155
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2877
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 | 94.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -21.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.11° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.75° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| 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.