The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Last Quarter
55.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 264.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 277.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.68° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.46° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| 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.