The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 3, 2127
Waning Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
5:09 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2530
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 | 307.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 239.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 17.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.51° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.53° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.