The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2152
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 AM
10:48 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2840
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 | 37.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / 8.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.04° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.31° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.