The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 1952
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
6:05 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 366
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 2:33 PM, is deepest at 3:47 PM and ends at 5:01 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 311.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -18.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.96° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.59° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.94° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.