The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2130
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 AM
9:49 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2568
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 112.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 14m / 13.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.44° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.69° / -3.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.80° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.