The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 PM
7:15 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1244
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.5° / 291.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.95° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.42° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.84° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.