The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2118
Waning Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 PM
8:27 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2419
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 | 204.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 290.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -10.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.34° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.59° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.