The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 2135
Waning Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
6:01 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2629
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 | 309.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.6° / 251.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 27.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.67° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.36° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.