The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 3, 2138
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
7:45 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2666
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.3° / 180.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 25.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.23° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.02° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.