The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 2127
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
6:46 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2530
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 197.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.08° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.01° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.