The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2100
Waning Crescent
12.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:40 AM
6:48 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2196
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 | 319.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.9° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 28.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.35° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.38° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.