The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2095
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
10:27 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2135
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 104.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 13.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.80° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.74° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.