The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 2116
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
6:41 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2394
Events on this date
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.2° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 27.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.30° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.79° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.