The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 2161
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
6:12 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2951
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 323.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -13.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.70° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.70° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.96° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.