The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2049
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 AM
10:17 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 42.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 109.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / -1.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.09° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.47° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.