The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2160
Waxing Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
10:57 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2939
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 | 60.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 104.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -10.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.31° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.89° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.25° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.