The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Last Quarter
45.5% 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
12:03 AM
2:56 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1083
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 | 275.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 272.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.59° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.75° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.29° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.