The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2178
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3161
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 275.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.01° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.80° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.46° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.