The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2126
New Moon
99.7% 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
8:45 PM
6:58 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 393,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2518
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 310.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.81° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.21° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.01° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 29.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.