The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 1998
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% 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
6:49 PM
4:03 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 935
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 | 149.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.0° / 20.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 52m / -18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.35° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -4.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.12° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| 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.