The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2097
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
5:30 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 365,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2159
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 | 304.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 255.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 25.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.44° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.74° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.