The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 5, 2136
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 PM
12:03 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2642
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -21.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.03° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.57° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.