The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 1926
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
5:06 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 44
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 245.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.31° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / 3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.95° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.