The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2087
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
10:35 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 394,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2036
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 | 47.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 106.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / -3.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.23° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.07° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.