The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 2082
Waxing Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
1:09 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1974
Events on this date
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Uranus 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 | 118.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.7° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 32m / -27.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.51° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.16° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.