The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 1970
Waxing Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
10:13 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 589
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 | 37.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 2.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.85° / -1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.89° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.