The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 2160
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
10:24 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2939
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 | 47.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / -4.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.97° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.67° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.48° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.