The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 1986
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
7:10 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 786
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.1° / 224.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 28.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.95° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.02° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.