The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2097
Waning Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
4:15 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2159
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 | 290.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 262.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.06° / 2.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.51° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.