The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 1936
Waning Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
7:04 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 168
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 | 186.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.9° / 308.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 16m / -12.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.77° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.89° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.