The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 PM
12:17 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2209
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 | 102.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 90.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.09° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.54° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.