The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 5, 2002
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
6:31 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 984
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 | 319.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 231.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 24.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.20° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / -1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.42° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.