The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2171
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
10:15 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3075
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 | 22.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 106.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 14.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.29° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.47° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.74° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.