The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 2198
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
10:18 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3409
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 | 44.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 50m / -3.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.25° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.87° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.