The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 1961
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
2:15 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 477
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 10.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.21° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.69° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.46° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.