The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
64.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 PM
1:24 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.7%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3013
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 76.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 58m / -15.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.41° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.54° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.