The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2112
Waxing Gibbous
76.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
2:05 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.3%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2345
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 | 121.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.22° / 3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.11° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.