The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 PM
12:06 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3112
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 | 98.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 15m / -22.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.48° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.95° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.