The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 2172
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
7:56 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3087
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.8° / 290.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 25m / -14.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.92° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.41° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.