The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 3, 2031
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
7:15 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1343
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 | 188.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 308.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -10.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.57° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.42° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.44° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 41.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.