The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2117
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
11:19 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2407
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 | 58.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 99.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 33m / -3.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.06° / 0.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.77° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.05° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| 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.