The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2052
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 PM
12:27 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1603
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.1° / 85.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 43m / -12.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.29° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.42° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.37° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.