The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2102
Waning Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:07 PM
12:04 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2221
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 | 243.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.4° / 282.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 10.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.36° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.47° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.81° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.