The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 6, 2177
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
3:36 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3149
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.1° / 28.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -23.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.16° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / 1.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.93° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.