The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2109
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
12:19 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2308
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -10.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.63° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.18° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.