The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 3, 2108
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
5:28 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2295
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 234.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.04° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.94° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.96° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.