The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 1994
Waning Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
5:53 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 885
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.2° / 231.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 20.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.70° / -2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.60° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.