The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
61.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 PM
12:37 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.5%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1702
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 | 103.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 37m / -21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.13° / -2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.80° / 2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.34° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.