The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 3, 2070
Waning Crescent
10.3% 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
3:36 AM
6:19 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1825
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,100 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 214.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 18.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.70° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.10° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.59° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.