The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 2116
Waning Crescent
41.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
3:12 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2394
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 | 279.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 267.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.30° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.34° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.08° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.