The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2143
Last Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2728
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 271.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 14.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.54° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.26° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.