The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2036
Waxing Gibbous
83.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 PM
2:48 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1405
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 131.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.9° / 55.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.22° / 4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / -5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.13° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.