The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2051
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
6:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1590
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 | 323.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 213.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.00° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.60° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.78° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.