The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 6, 2195
Waxing Crescent
0.9% 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
7:24 AM
9:05 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3372
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 124.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 45m / 11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.77° / -1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.01° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.