The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2045
Waning Gibbous
81.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 PM
10:59 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.0%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1516
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 | 231.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.1° / 284.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / 4.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.45° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / -4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.63° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.