The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 2054
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
7:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1627
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 159.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.40° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / 4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.68° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.