The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2092
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 AM
8:20 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2097
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 | 351.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 143.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.76° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / 1.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.33° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.