The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2174
Waxing Crescent
28.4% 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
12:06 PM
11:17 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3112
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 | 64.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 55m / -8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.87° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.17° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.62° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.