The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2004
Waning Gibbous
72.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 PM
11:58 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.0%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1009
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 277.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.60° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.82° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.