The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2096
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:14 PM
4:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2147
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 | 161.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.8° / 338.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 42m / -25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.84° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.92° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.