The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 AM
5:14 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1219
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 | 303.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.3° / 251.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 23.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.39° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.46° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.75° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.