The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 6, 2197
Waning Crescent
44.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
3:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3396
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 | 276.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 271.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 11m / 20.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.00° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.94° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.27° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.