The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 3, 2029
Waning Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 AM
3:35 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1318
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 | 283.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 268.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.76° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.10° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.