The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2073
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
8:47 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1862
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 131.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.37° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.26° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 24.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.