The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 5, 2074
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
4:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1875
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 | 161.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.1° / 345.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 48m / -20.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.13° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.15° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.