The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 5, 2165
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
7:48 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3000
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 158.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 16.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.39° / -3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 4.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.66° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.