The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 3, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
1:51 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2580
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 | 117.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 72.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.18° / 2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.51° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.