The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 6, 2179
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 AM
10:22 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3174
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 | 45.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.1° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -4.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.23° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.68° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.