The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 PM
1:54 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3248
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,700 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.20° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.83° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.73° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.