The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2154
Waning Crescent
28.2% 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
1:13 AM
4:48 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2864
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 20m / 25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.53° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.67° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.69° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.