The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
4:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3050
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 | 155.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.1° / 360.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 26m / -23.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.65° / -2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.48° / 2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.54° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.