The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2090
First Quarter
49.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
12:25 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2073
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.4° / 85.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.62° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.00° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.