The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2027
Waxing Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:29 AM
10:24 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.4° / 108.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / -2.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.26° / -3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.84° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.69° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.