The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2006
First Quarter
53.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
12:04 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1034
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -19.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.65° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.34° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.