The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 5, 2041
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 PM
12:21 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1467
Events on this date
-
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 | 95.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 88.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 05m / -18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.02° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.13° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| 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.