The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2040
Waning Crescent
23.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 AM
5:04 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.9%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1454
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 | 301.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 253.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 23.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.58° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.68° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.32° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.