The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 PM
2:40 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3050
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 | 133.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 58.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.48° / 0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.93° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.