The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 2026
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
11:39 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1281
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 7.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.62° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.88° / -4.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.04° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.