The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 3, 2175
Waning Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
7:35 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3124
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.3° / 297.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -13.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.40° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.83° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.