The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 2146
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
7:18 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2765
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 | 338.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 176.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.49° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.47° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.84° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.