The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 3, 2040
Waning Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
6:02 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1454
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 | 312.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 243.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 25.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.50° / 1.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.55° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.56° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.