The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 3, 1934
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
3:58 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 143
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 | 286.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 268.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.00° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.29° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.