The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2102
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:20 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2221
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 | 267.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 276.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.85° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.78° / -6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.23° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.