The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2162
Waning Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
5:21 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2963
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 | 308.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 240.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.92° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.74° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.