The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2051
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
7:49 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1590
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.5° / 154.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 11m / 14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.65° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.28° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.