The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 1955
Waning Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
8:27 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 403
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 299.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 18m / -5.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.26° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.87° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.