The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2039
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
4:08 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1442
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 | 156.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.8° / 359.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 13m / -24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.47° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.52° / 3.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.32° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.