The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2106
Waxing Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
10:22 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2271
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 108.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / -0.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.15° / -3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.64° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.52° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.