The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 5, 2007
Last Quarter
52.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.7%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1046
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 275.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.92° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.33° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.64° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| 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.