The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 5, 2197
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.3%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3396
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 275.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.08° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.05° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| 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.