The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 2078
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:46 AM
7:42 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1924
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 | 332.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.3° / 192.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 13m / 26.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.29° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.42° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.1° |
| 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.