The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2030
Waxing Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
10:08 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1331
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 110.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / -0.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.99° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.27° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.