The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2173
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
7:18 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 3099
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 | 326.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.3° / 218.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.15° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.26° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.99° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.