The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 1913
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
9:38 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -116
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 116.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / 1.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.81° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / 0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.57° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| 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.