The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
5:16 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1442
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 | 169.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 318.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 16m / -23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.08° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.72° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.13° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.