The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 5, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 PM
1:42 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2308
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 | 113.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 25m / -16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.06° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.76° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.