The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2118
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
7:17 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2419
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 | 191.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.4° / 295.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.09° / -2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.00° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.40° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.