The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
3:10 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3421
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 | 138.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 44.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 02m / -19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.35° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.93° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.