The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 5, 2193
First Quarter
54.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.8%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3347
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.2° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.30° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.40° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.36° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.