The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2029
Last Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1318
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 272.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.80° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.88° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.