The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2157
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:37 AM
7:59 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2901
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 | 341.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.7° / 162.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.88° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.85° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.