The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 2048
Waning Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
3:26 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1553
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 268.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 21.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.79° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.32° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.67° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.