The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
3:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1541
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 | 152.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.7° / 13.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 59m / -22.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.61° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.74° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.