The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2068
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
10:37 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1801
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 57m / -4.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.09° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.65° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.