The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2021
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:15 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1219
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 258.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 20.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.55° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.52° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.