The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 2043
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
7:26 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1491
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.9° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.09° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.20° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.