The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
81.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 PM
2:16 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.9%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2246
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 | 129.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.6° / 64.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.02° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.70° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.