The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 5, 1979
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
3:45 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 700
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 | 145.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 29.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -18.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.17° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.91° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.