The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 5, 2040
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
7:42 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1454
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.6° / 185.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.16° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.04° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.