The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2172
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 PM
9:09 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3087
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 286.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -8.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.98° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.60° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.