The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
61.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:42 PM
12:18 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.1%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2444
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 | 102.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -23.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.36° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.73° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.