The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
80.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 PM
1:56 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2914
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 | 127.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.15° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 49.91° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.