The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2079
Waxing Crescent
31.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
11:43 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1937
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 | 67.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 09m / -6.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.56° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.45° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.43° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.