The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2081
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
7:22 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1961
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 | 327.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.4° / 216.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 27.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.21° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.82° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.82° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.