The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2163
Waxing Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
10:26 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2976
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 | 40.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 107.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 1.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.65° / -2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.09° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.3° |
| 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.