The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 PM
5:09 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3050
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 | 166.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.1° / 326.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 18m / -22.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.58° / -2.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.35° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.