The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 1947
Waning Gibbous
88.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
9:48 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.1%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 304
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 220.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.3° / 281.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 40m / -7.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.57° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.46° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.