The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2045
Last Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1516
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 | 266.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 276.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 19.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.68° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.25° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.26° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| 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.