The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 PM
12:47 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2172
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.69° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.48° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.96° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.