The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 1959
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
7:55 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 452
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 | 348.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.2° / 153.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 15.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.39° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.12° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.