The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 1981
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
11:58 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 725
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 | 66.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 93.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 19m / -2.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.42° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.39° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.