The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 3, 2081
Waning Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
8:09 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1961
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 | 340.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.7° / 161.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 41m / 25.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.70° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.26° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.06° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.