The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 5, 2179
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
9:49 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3174
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 1.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.52° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.92° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.