The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 1948
New Moon
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
9:34 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 317
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,900 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 116.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.13° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.60° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.