The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 2134
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
4:49 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2617
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 | 165.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.3° / 325.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.56° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 6.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.55° / 1.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.