The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2062
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
9:25 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1727
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 118.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 43m / 16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.54° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.23° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.