The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
74.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 PM
1:18 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.8%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2679
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 | 119.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 80.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 43m / -26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.70° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.73° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.