The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2168
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
10:56 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 372,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3038
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.4° / 101.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 55m / 5.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.41° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.38° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.90° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.