The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2069
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:54 PM
7:19 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1813
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 | 188.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 308.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -9.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.64° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.05° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.