The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 2076
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
10:33 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1900
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 11.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.17° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.31° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.