The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 2003
First Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
12:25 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 997
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.5° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 01m / -16.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.52° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.74° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.