The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 5, 1923
Waning Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
2:53 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 7
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 | 279.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 13.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.60° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / 6.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.28° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.