The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 2189
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
3:43 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3297
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 51m / 20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.83° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.68° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.