The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2089
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
6:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2060
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.0° / 216.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 17m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.96° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.40° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.