The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 1910
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:18 AM
7:07 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -154
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.2° / 215.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 31m / 25.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.37° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.79° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.