The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 2100
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
7:35 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2196
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 | 331.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.3° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 27.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.15° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.63° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.