The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 1981
Waxing Crescent
7.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
10:33 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 725
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.6° / 104.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 10.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.61° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.11° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.