The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2119
Waning Crescent
13.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
6:34 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2431
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.08° / 4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.96° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.