The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 2076
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
10:57 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1900
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 | 40.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 100.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / 7.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.10° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.13° / -6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.07° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.