The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2148
Waning Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
10:16 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2790
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 | 225.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 280.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -4.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.25° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.82° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.