The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2124
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
2:40 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2493
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 269.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 17.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.55° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.70° / -0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.68° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.