The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 2054
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
10:09 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1628
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 | 27.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 8.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.74° / 1.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.57° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.