The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 3, 2185
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
12:48 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3248
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 82.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.37° / 5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.15° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.