The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
3:42 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2815
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 | 148.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.2° / 26.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 50m / -23.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.37° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.32° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.