The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 5, 2170
Waning Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
2:50 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3062
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 | 276.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.1° / 265.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.21° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.88° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.