The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2000
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
10:46 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 960
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 | 35.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 9.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.12° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / -5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.30° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.