The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2173
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
7:58 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3099
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 | 337.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.2° / 172.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.05° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.23° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.