The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 6, 2191
Waning Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 PM
8:01 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3322
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 | 199.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.7° / 291.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -13.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.24° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.22° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.