The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2051
Waning Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
5:29 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1590
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 | 311.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 236.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 24m / 19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.39° / -4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.94° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.54° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.