The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 5, 2143
Waning Crescent
33.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
3:57 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.3%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2728
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 | 289.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.64° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.88° / 1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.71° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.