The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2189
Waning Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 AM
4:44 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3297
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 | 296.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.9° / 258.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.67° / 1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.91° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.