The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 2076
Waxing Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
11:45 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1900
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 | 63.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.2° / 94.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 11m / -2.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.32° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.60° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.