The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2078
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 AM
4:27 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1924
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 | 293.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 260.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.28° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.99° / -1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.70° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.