The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 2138
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
8:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2666
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. From Columbus, 28% of the Sun is covered at 6:04 PM.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.00° / 1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.52° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 132.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.