The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 3, 1900
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:20 PM
11:31 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -277
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.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.4° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -17.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.97° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.60° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.