The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2066
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
6:26 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1776
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 315.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.01° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.56° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.