The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 1902
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
8:37 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- -252
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 131.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 5.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.21° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.05° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.