The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2055
Waxing Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 PM
2:16 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1640
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 | 122.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.5° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.32° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.55° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.