The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 1966
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 PM
8:27 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 539
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 285.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -13.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.17° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.23° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.85° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.