The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 2173
Waning Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
5:34 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3099
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 | 304.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 257.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 57m / 27.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.09° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.51° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.