The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 2027
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
9:31 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.78° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.18° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.