The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 1960
Waxing Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 PM
2:48 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 465
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.6° / 54.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.94° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.91° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.