The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 5, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 PM
4:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3285
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 | 161.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.4° / 340.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -24.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.34° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.74° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.