The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 3, 2166
First Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
12:20 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3013
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.5° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 23m / -8.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.31° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.32° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.97° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| 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.