The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2062
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:21 AM
8:12 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1726
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.1° / 160.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 26.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.29° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.26° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.