The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 2059
Waning Crescent
6.8% 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
3:37 AM
7:27 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1689
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 | 329.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.4° / 203.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 26.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.25° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.61° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| 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.