The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 1931
Waning Gibbous
59.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
1:21 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.9%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 106
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 | 258.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.9° / 275.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 13.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.95° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.01° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.65° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.