The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2073
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
10:08 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1863
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 | 26.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 49m / 9.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.02° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.31° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.76° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.