The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 3, 2187
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
8:20 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 361,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3272
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 | 346.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.7° / 149.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 00m / 22.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.67° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.52° / -1.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.90° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.