The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 5, 1912
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 PM
12:49 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -129
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 283.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 15.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.17° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.36° / -2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.59° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.