The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 2128
First Quarter
46.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
12:16 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2543
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -9.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.93° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.46° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.36° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.