The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2123
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
4:50 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2481
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 | 160.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.5° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 37m / -18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.86° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / -3.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.52° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.