The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 1948
Waning Crescent
3.6% 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
4:11 AM
8:08 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 316
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 | 338.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.2° / 167.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 26.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.87° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.90° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.