The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2075
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
2:04 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1887
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 264.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 10.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.14° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.94° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.85° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.