The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
4:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1912
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 156.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.8° / 357.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 18m / -25.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.56° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.71° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.