The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
59.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
12:22 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.4%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 799
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 | 100.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 89.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.51° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.57° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.92° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.