The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2073
Waning Crescent
1.4% 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
5:19 AM
8:01 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1862
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 154.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.41° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.49° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.