The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2035
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
7:53 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1392
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 158.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.60° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / 4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.89° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.