The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 3, 2179
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
8:43 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3174
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 131.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 11.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.22° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.29° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.42° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 329.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.