The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2108
Waning Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
4:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2295
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 | 299.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 247.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.93° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.72° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.