The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2083
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1986
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 275.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.02° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / -6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.64° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.