The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2042
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 PM
7:15 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1479
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 | 192.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.6° / 292.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 47m / -17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.01° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / 5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.64° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.