The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 1983
Waning Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:22 AM
3:55 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 749
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 | 289.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.72° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.87° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.14° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.