The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2053
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
9:17 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1615
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.8° / 288.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -6.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.83° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.87° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.03° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.