The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2084
Waxing Crescent
3.7% 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
8:27 AM
9:28 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1999
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 117.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 6.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.03° / -3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / 5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.75° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.7° |
| 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.