The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 5, 2176
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:17 AM
9:05 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3137
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 123.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 12.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.22° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.82° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.