The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 2061
Waning Gibbous
81.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
10:54 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1714
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 | 231.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 282.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 1.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.02° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.