The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Waning Crescent
5.6% 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
3:45 AM
7:45 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1021
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 | 333.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.3° / 192.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 27.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.55° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.84° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.