The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
8:24 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1021
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 | 344.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.8° / 148.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.47° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.08° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.