The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 2043
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
8:15 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1491
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 | 341.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.2° / 158.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 26.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.43° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.45° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| 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.