The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
73.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
2:01 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.8%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3013
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 | 118.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.9° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.78° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.33° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.