The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2086
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 AM
3:04 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2023
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 | 278.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.94° / 1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.06° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.