The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 2088
Waning Gibbous
98.7% 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
9:04 PM
7:40 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2048
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 | 192.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 304.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 42m / -8.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.87° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.84° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.