The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 3, 2161
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
4:11 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2951
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 | 151.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 13.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -19.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.60° / 3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.35° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.