The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 5, 2195
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
8:33 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3371
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 136.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 17.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.63° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.73° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.