The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 2168
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
10:24 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3038
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 01m / 11.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.18° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.21° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.15° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.