The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2041
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
11:34 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1467
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 | 61.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -2.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.23° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.64° / -2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.80° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.