The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 1908
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -178
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -13.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.46° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.80° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.