The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 3, 2098
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2172
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.1° / 93.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -15.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.99° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.39° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.40° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.