The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 1969
Waning Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
3:07 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 576
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 | 276.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 272.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.89° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.26° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.