The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 2187
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
10:27 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3273
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 11.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.93° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.34° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.