The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2151
Last Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
2:16 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2827
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 267.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.87° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.13° / 3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.07° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.