The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2032
Waning Crescent
11.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
6:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.6%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1355
Events on this date
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 19.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.43° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.15° / 5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.98° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.