The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2080
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
9:07 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1949
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 287.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -8.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.67° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.43° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.