The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 1937
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
7:55 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 180
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 | 348.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.43° / -3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.92° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.