The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 3, 2046
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
9:25 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1529
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 118.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 10.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.44° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.04° / 3.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.39° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.