The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 2162
Last Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
2:43 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2963
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 16.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.81° / -0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.64° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.05° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.