The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 2105
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
2:48 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2258
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 54m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.47° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -1.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.87° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.