The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2027
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
9:01 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1294
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,400 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 125.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.66° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.43° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.