The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 2048
Waning Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
4:21 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1553
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 | 292.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 261.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 09m / 22.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.65° / 1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.90° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.