The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
77.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 PM
1:28 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.0%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1504
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 | 122.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -27.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.66° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.53° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.