The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2084
Waxing Crescent
0.9% 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
7:26 AM
9:04 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1999
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 123.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 33m / 11.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.89° / -2.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.97° / 3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.00° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.