The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
57.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 PM
12:14 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.2%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2407
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 | 98.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.3° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -21.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.45° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / 4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.38° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.