The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 3, 2092
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:41 AM
9:00 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2098
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 126.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 11m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.31° / 0.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 0.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.43° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.