The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Waxing Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
11:27 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1232
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 | 55.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 28m / 0.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.30° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.62° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.