The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 1991
Last Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:41 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 848
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 | 272.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 273.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 37m / 20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.25° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.98° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.50° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| 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.