The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 2116
Waning Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
4:23 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2394
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 | 291.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 263.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 23.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.48° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.24° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.31° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.