The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 2022
First Quarter
52.4% 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
2:33 PM
12:17 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1232
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 | 92.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.7° / 88.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -16.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.80° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 0.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.94° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.