The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2119
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
8:29 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2431
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 140.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 23m / 21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.92° / 2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.70° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.